What 1999 documentary about Italian cinema did Scorsese direct?

The 1999 documentary about Italian cinema directed by Martin Scorsese is My Voyage to Italy. Its original Italian title, Il mio viaggio in Italia, describes a personal tour through the films and filmmakers that shaped Scorsese’s understanding of cinema.

The documentary focuses especially on Italian neorealism and postwar directors such as Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti and Federico Fellini. Scorsese discusses how their films portrayed poverty, family, faith, conflict and ordinary life with an emotional realism that influenced his own filmmaking.

My Voyage to Italy is often confused with A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, the earlier documentary Scorsese made with Michael Henry Wilson. That film surveys American cinema, while My Voyage to Italy concentrates on Italian film history. It is also distinct from Italianamerican, Scorsese’s 1974 documentary conversation with his parents, although both works connect cinema with his Italian-American identity.